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Hi roof
A word for "show" around the middle of "hell", meaning "offensive" (sort of)

Struggling this week with the two parters.

22ac. Private member almost totally bent, a genius behind bars (5,5)

I have ?I???/W????

19dn,2dn. Stirring soon ,beast with the hump time and time again activated this. ???O??/B?T?O?

20dn Artist embodying good drawer. ???N??

Any help appreciated

22 Think Roald Dahl .
20 5 letter artist around G..

19 Think alarm clock.

Many thanks to Chrise @11

Once I got 3d (obvious wasn't it?) it confirmed that I'd got 1ac wrong, so then I managed that and 1d, but 9ac still eludes me. Urgent case in solving reference made public (5). I have O?T?D. I can think of a word that means made public, but I cannot parse the rest of the clue. But there were a couple more I couldn't parse as well.

Hi exlibris @12

20d Think of something that draws together. Once you have got that 22ac will be obvious and then 19d. That's how I got that group.

Worked out 9ac now, so can go to bed satisfied.

Thanks for the help.

All done now

Still stuck on a couple in SW corner. Any further hints gratefully received for 16d Aircraft has to avoid route (3-5) and 27a Going to seed, perhaps - like a tree? Thanks

Think 4/4 - avoid/route


Think old and respected tree.